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Mental Disorders > Feeding and Eating Disorders > Anorexia Nervosa

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Anorexia Nervosa  

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  • ANOREXIA is also available

Scope note

  • An eating disorder that is characterized by the lack or loss of APPETITE, known as ANOREXIA. Other features include excess fear of becoming OVERWEIGHT; BODY IMAGE disturbance; significant WEIGHT LOSS; refusal to maintain minimal normal weight; and AMENORRHEA. This disorder occurs most frequently in adolescent females. (APA, Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms, 1994)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000856

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